Niall Horan denies romance with Australian TV star Olympia Valance

After being photographed together at a cricket match in Melbourne last year, Niall Horan and Olympia Valance had the rumour mill swirling.

However, setting the record straight, the musician insists there’s nothing going on between him and the Neighbours actress.

During an interview with 60 Minutes, the former One Direction star shut down the romantic rumours claiming that the pair, who are both 24, are nothing more than a couple of good pals.

When quizzed on the rumoured relationship, he simply laughed and said: "No, I heard about this. We just hung out in Melbourne. Her friends are friends with some of my friends that are living there."

Last month, Olympia shared a photo of herself and Niall to her Instagram story, wishing the Irish-born singer a happy birthday.

Speaking to The Sun earlier this year, the actress said that the duo are "quite close."

"I see him when I come to London and he sees me when he's in Oz," she said.

She also said the pair had met up a few times after knowing each other for a while.

"We've known each other for a couple of years now. He obviously spends a lot of time in Australia with his cousins," she said. "We just met in Australia and we've been messaging ever since and yeah we have hung out together a bit."

Despite their frequent meetings, Olympia told the publication she still considered herself unattached.

"I am single at the moment," she said. "I've been single pretty much all this year and it's been really nice. I've always had problems being on my own before and now I'm actually like, I really love this and just not having anyone to answer to."